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VAN DOREN, MARK - Edwin Arlington Robinson

Title: Edwin Arlington Robinson
Description: New York: Literary Guild of America, 1927. Reprint. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author, with an inscription, on the front endpaper. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some light spotting and ground-in dirt to the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "With his father gone, Robinson became the man of the household. He tried farming and developed a close relationship with his brother's wife Emma Robinson, who after her husband Herman's death, moved back to Gardiner with her children. She twice rejected marriage proposals from Edwin, after which he permanently left Gardiner. He moved to New York, where he lived as an impoverished poet while cultivating friendships with other writers, artists, and intellectuals. In 1896, he self-published his first book, The Torrent and the Night Before, paying 100 dollars for 500 copies. [citation needed] Robinson meant it as a surprise for his mother. Days before the copies arrived, his mother died of diphtheria. " (from Wikipedia) ; Signed by Author. Very Good .

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Price: US$ 25.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 44202

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